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From: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP Dedicated Line Script
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 1996 10:48:55 -0600
Organization: NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory
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waltmel@www.iit.edu wrote:
> 
> Can anyone give me a generic PPP script that allows for use with a regular
> phone line, although the line is dedicated to dialing one number?

At NOAA's Forecast Systems Lab, we've got dedicated PPP dialing one
number.  I've made a document describing how to set up a home FreeBSD
host to use the facility.  It might prove helpful for you.

The document is at:

     http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/freebsd/freebsd.html#fsl

Good luck.

-- 
Sean Kelly                          
NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory    kelly@fsl.noaa.gov
Boulder Colorado USA                http://www-sdd.fsl.noaa.gov/~kelly/